diff --git a/python/neuroglancer/viewer_config_state.py b/python/neuroglancer/viewer_config_state.py
index b58dff562f..f0141cc598 100644
--- a/python/neuroglancer/viewer_config_state.py
+++ b/python/neuroglancer/viewer_config_state.py
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ class ConfigState(JsonObjectWrapper):
     show_panel_borders = showPanelBorders = wrapped_property(
         "showPanelBorders", optional(bool, True)
     )
+    show_all_dimension_plot_bounds = showAllDimensionPlotBounds = wrapped_property(
+        "showAllDimensionPlotBounds", optional(bool, True)
+    )
     scale_bar_options = scaleBarOptions = wrapped_property(
         "scaleBarOptions", ScaleBarOptions
     )
diff --git a/src/layer_group_viewer.ts b/src/layer_group_viewer.ts
index 007661a16f..ec6266f1e3 100644
--- a/src/layer_group_viewer.ts
+++ b/src/layer_group_viewer.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export interface LayerGroupViewerOptions {
   showLayerPanel: WatchableValueInterface<boolean>;
   showViewerMenu: boolean;
   showLayerHoverValues: WatchableValueInterface<boolean>;
+  showAllPlotBounds?: WatchableValueInterface<boolean>;
 }
 
 export const viewerDragType = "neuroglancer-layer-group-viewer";
@@ -536,6 +537,7 @@ export class LayerGroupViewer extends RefCounted {
         this,
         () => this.layout.toJSON(),
         this.options.showLayerHoverValues,
+        this.options.showAllPlotBounds,
       ));
       if (options.showViewerMenu) {
         layerPanel.registerDisposer(makeViewerMenu(layerPanel.element, this));
diff --git a/src/layer_groups_layout.ts b/src/layer_groups_layout.ts
index 4944ef1c3a..ba108c3c1b 100644
--- a/src/layer_groups_layout.ts
+++ b/src/layer_groups_layout.ts
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ function makeComponent(container: LayoutComponentContainer, spec: any) {
           showLayerPanel: viewer.uiControlVisibility.showLayerPanel,
           showViewerMenu: true,
           showLayerHoverValues: viewer.uiControlVisibility.showLayerHoverValues,
+          showAllPlotBounds: viewer.uiConfiguration.showAllDimensionPlotBounds,
         },
       );
       try {
diff --git a/src/ui/layer_bar.ts b/src/ui/layer_bar.ts
index 711a77e400..68413179f9 100644
--- a/src/ui/layer_bar.ts
+++ b/src/ui/layer_bar.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ export class LayerBar extends RefCounted {
     public layerGroupViewer: LayerGroupViewer,
     public getLayoutSpecForDrag: () => any,
     public showLayerHoverValues: WatchableValueInterface<boolean>,
+    public showAllPlotBounds?: WatchableValueInterface<boolean>,
   ) {
     super();
     this.positionWidget = this.registerDisposer(
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ export class LayerBar extends RefCounted {
         {
           velocity: this.viewerNavigationState.velocity.velocity,
           getToolBinder: () => this.layerGroupViewer.toolBinder,
+          showAllPlotBounds: showAllPlotBounds,
         },
       ),
     );
diff --git a/src/viewer.ts b/src/viewer.ts
index be885a5fae..e7372be3c7 100644
--- a/src/viewer.ts
+++ b/src/viewer.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export const VIEWER_UI_CONFIG_OPTIONS = [
   "showTopBar",
   "showUIControls",
   "showPanelBorders",
+  "showAllDimensionPlotBounds",
 ] as const;
 
 export type ViewerUIOptions = {
@@ -699,6 +700,7 @@ export class Viewer extends RefCounted implements ViewerState {
         {
           velocity: this.velocity,
           getToolBinder: () => this.toolBinder,
+          showAllPlotBounds: this.uiConfiguration.showAllDimensionPlotBounds,
         },
       ),
     );
diff --git a/src/widget/position_plot.ts b/src/widget/position_plot.ts
index 960c05c80c..f9146d0d43 100644
--- a/src/widget/position_plot.ts
+++ b/src/widget/position_plot.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   getDisplayLowerUpperBounds,
 } from "#src/coordinate_transform.js";
 import type { Position } from "#src/navigation_state.js";
+import type { WatchableValueInterface } from "#src/trackable_value.js";
 import { WatchableValue } from "#src/trackable_value.js";
 import { animationFrameDebounce } from "#src/util/animation_frame_debounce.js";
 import { filterArrayInplace } from "#src/util/array.js";
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ export class PositionPlot extends RefCounted {
   constructor(
     public position: Position,
     public dimensionId: DimensionId,
+    private showAllBounds?: WatchableValueInterface<boolean>,
     public orientation: "row" | "column" = "column",
   ) {
     super();
@@ -177,6 +179,25 @@ export class PositionPlot extends RefCounted {
         this.visible = false;
         return;
       }
+      if (this.showAllBounds?.value === false) {
+        let minLowerBound = Infinity;
+        let maxUpperBound = -Infinity;
+
+        for (const {
+          lower,
+          upper,
+        } of normalizedDimensionBounds.normalizedBounds) {
+          if (lower < minLowerBound) minLowerBound = lower;
+          if (upper > maxUpperBound) maxUpperBound = upper;
+        }
+
+        normalizedDimensionBounds.normalizedBounds = [
+          {
+            lower: isFinite(minLowerBound) ? minLowerBound : 0,
+            upper: isFinite(maxUpperBound) ? maxUpperBound : 1,
+          },
+        ];
+      }
       this.element.style.display = "";
       this.visible = true;
 
@@ -282,6 +303,9 @@ export class PositionPlot extends RefCounted {
       animationFrameDebounce(updateView),
     );
     this.registerDisposer(this.position.changed.add(scheduleUpdateView));
+    if (this.showAllBounds !== undefined) {
+      this.registerDisposer(this.showAllBounds.changed.add(scheduleUpdateView));
+    }
     const getPositionFromMouseEvent = (
       event: MouseEvent,
     ): number | undefined => {
diff --git a/src/widget/position_widget.ts b/src/widget/position_widget.ts
index e985b8fdaa..e156229d2a 100644
--- a/src/widget/position_widget.ts
+++ b/src/widget/position_widget.ts
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ export class PositionWidget extends RefCounted {
   private allowFocus: boolean;
   private showPlayback: boolean;
   private showDropdown: boolean;
+  private showAllPlotBounds: WatchableValueInterface<boolean> | undefined;
 
   private dimensionWidgets = new Map<DimensionId, DimensionWidget>();
   private dimensionWidgetList: DimensionWidget[] = [];
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ export class PositionWidget extends RefCounted {
     }
 
     const plot = dropdownOwner.registerDisposer(
-      new PositionPlot(this.position, widget.id),
+      new PositionPlot(this.position, widget.id, this.showAllPlotBounds),
     );
     dropdown.appendChild(plot.element);
 
@@ -1040,6 +1041,7 @@ export class PositionWidget extends RefCounted {
       allowFocus = true,
       showPlayback = true,
       showDropdown = true,
+      showAllPlotBounds = undefined,
     }: {
       copyButton?: boolean;
       velocity?: CoordinateSpacePlaybackVelocity;
@@ -1048,6 +1050,7 @@ export class PositionWidget extends RefCounted {
       allowFocus?: boolean;
       showPlayback?: boolean;
       showDropdown?: boolean;
+      showAllPlotBounds?: WatchableValueInterface<boolean>;
     } = {},
   ) {
     super();
@@ -1058,6 +1061,7 @@ export class PositionWidget extends RefCounted {
     this.allowFocus = allowFocus;
     this.showPlayback = showPlayback;
     this.showDropdown = showDropdown;
+    this.showAllPlotBounds = showAllPlotBounds;
     this.registerDisposer(
       position.coordinateSpace.changed.add(
         this.registerCancellable(
@@ -1360,6 +1364,7 @@ interface SupportsDimensionTool<ToolContext extends object = object> {
   velocity: CoordinateSpacePlaybackVelocity;
   coordinateSpaceCombiner: CoordinateSpaceCombiner;
   toolBinder: LocalToolBinder<ToolContext>;
+  showAllDimensionPlotBounds: WatchableValueInterface<boolean>;
 }
 
 const TOOL_INPUT_EVENT_MAP = EventActionMap.fromObject({
@@ -1452,12 +1457,18 @@ class DimensionTool<Viewer extends object> extends Tool<Viewer> {
         allowFocus: inPalette,
         showPlayback: false,
         showDropdown: false,
+        showAllPlotBounds: viewer.showAllDimensionPlotBounds,
       },
     );
     positionWidget.element.style.userSelect = "none";
     content.appendChild(activation.registerDisposer(positionWidget).element);
     const plot = activation.registerDisposer(
-      new PositionPlot(viewer.position, this.dimensionId, "row"),
+      new PositionPlot(
+        viewer.position,
+        this.dimensionId,
+        viewer.showAllDimensionPlotBounds,
+        "row",
+      ),
     );
     plot.element.style.flex = "1";
     content.appendChild(plot.element);
@@ -1659,6 +1670,8 @@ export function registerDimensionToolForViewer(contextType: typeof Viewer) {
           coordinateSpaceCombiner:
             viewer.layerSpecification.coordinateSpaceCombiner,
           toolBinder: viewer.toolBinder,
+          showAllDimensionPlotBounds:
+            viewer.uiConfiguration.showAllDimensionPlotBounds,
         },
         obj,
       ),
@@ -1679,6 +1692,7 @@ export function registerDimensionToolForUserLayer(
           velocity: layer.localVelocity,
           coordinateSpaceCombiner: layer.localCoordinateSpaceCombiner,
           toolBinder: layer.toolBinder,
+          showAllDimensionPlotBounds: new WatchableValue(true),
         },
         obj,
       ),
@@ -1698,6 +1712,7 @@ export function registerDimensionToolForLayerGroupViewer(
         coordinateSpaceCombiner:
           layerGroupViewer.layerSpecification.root.coordinateSpaceCombiner,
         toolBinder: layerGroupViewer.toolBinder,
+        showAllDimensionPlotBounds: new WatchableValue(true),
       },
       obj,
     ),